{Banner posted by “umar rabie” on January 30, 2008 announcing a speech from the Prince of al-Qaeda Organization in Britain. The text reads: “Coming Soon, with Allah’s Permission / An Audio Message from the Prince of al-Qaeda Organization in Britain / The Mujahid Sheikh Umar Rabie al-Khalaila / With the Title / Pledge of Allegiance and Joining with the Group of Qaedat al-Jihad”. The speech was never released.}

Three men arrested in Britain in connection with threats made on the al-Ekhlaas jihadist forum were charged today, August 28, 2008, with terror offenses.

Al-Yaqeen Media Center, a jihadist media group, issued a report on the trial in Sudan of five suspects in the murder of American diplomat, John Michael Granville, and his Sudanese driver, Abdul Rahman Abbas.

“Asad al-Jihad 2,” a prominent member of the jihadist Internet community, stimulated discussion on al-Ekhlaas and al-Hesbah, two password-protected al-Qaeda-affiliated forums, with a post on August 23, 2008 evaluating al-Qaeda’s significance in government turnover.

To educate jihadists in using the encryption software package “Mujahideen Secrets 2” [Asrar al-Mujahideen], a member of al-Ekhlaas, a password-protected al-Qaeda-affiliated forum, provided a four-part video tutorial.

Speculating about changes in the Middle East following US withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan, a member of al-Ekhlaas, a password-protected al-Qaeda-affiliated forum, posted a message on August 23, 2008, argues that al-Qaeda will take action in Turkey.

Finding apostasy rampant in Iraq, a member of al-Ekhlaas, a password-protected al-Qaeda-affiliated forum, posted a message on August 25, 2008 seeking a fatwa for the permissibility to migrate from Iraq to Afghanistan.

An illustrated course instructing in “booby trapping”, or making buried explosive charges and car bombs, was posted by a jihadist on al-Ekhlaas, a password-protected al-Qaeda-affiliated forum, on August 17, 2008.

To participate in electronic jihad, a jihadist on al-Ekhlaas, a password-protected al-Qaeda-affiliated forum, posted on August 12, 2008 a disc containing a compilation of tutorials and software tools to enable a user to hack websites and servers.

Instructions for remote-controlled and timed detonations using clocks, mobile phones, and toy vehicles were posted by a member of al-Ekhlaas, a password-protected al-Qaeda-affiliated forum, on August 11, 2008.

Calling upon Muslims, a member of al-Ekhlaas, a password-protected al-Qaeda-affiliated forum, posted a message on August 7, 2008 inciting for physical action to free Muslim prisoners held by the enemy.

A English-language video and 10 English-language books in Adobe Acrobat format instructing in the use and manufacture of gun silencers were posted by a jihadist to al-Ekhlaas, a password-protected al-Qaeda-affiliated forum, on August 3, 2008.